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![Israeli soldiers look at a drone prepared to throw gas canisters during clashes with Palestinian protestors in Ramallah, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank on December 14, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1013-idf-drone-400x300.jpg)
Israel Authorizes Military to Kill Palestinians With Drones in the West Bank
Family of assassinated journalist Shireen Abu Akleh filed a complaint against Israeli leaders in ICC.
![Iran’s Women and Youth-Led Protests Continue to Grow Amid Brutal Crackdown](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/SEG1-protesters-400x300.jpg)
Iran’s Women- and Youth-Led Protests Continue to Grow Amid Brutal Crackdown
The protests cross class and ethnic divides, and the demands have grown in scale and scope.
![Uniformed police officers drag away a limp protester wearing a blue jacket and jeans](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1012-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Hunger Strikers Are Facing Harsh Retaliation Inside Israeli Prisons
Hunger strikers, including a prominent human rights attorney, demand an end to Israel’s system of arbitrary detention.
![U.S. Capitol Police arrest demonstrators from disability advocacy organizations as they interrupt a Senate Finance Committee hearing on a bill proposed to repeal the Affordable Care Act, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 25, 2017, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1011-disabled-rights-400x300.jpg)
The “Problem” Isn’t Disabled Bodies — It’s the Violent Structure of Our Society
Medical conceptions of disability are fueling interlocking systems of oppression, theorist Christine Wieseler argues.
![Iranian protesters set their scarves on fire while marching down a street on October 1, 2022, in Tehran, Iran.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1243649069-400x300.jpg)
I’ve Protested for Women’s Rights in Iran Since 1979: This Movement Is Different
To prevent further bloodshed, we must keep the spotlight on the uprising, especially on the attempts to crush it.
![Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Human Rights Campaigners in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/NobelPeacePrize-400x300.jpg)
Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Human Rights Campaigners in Ukraine, Belarus, Russia
The prize went to advocacy groups in Russia and Ukraine, as well as imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski.
![Why Mahsa Amini Protests in Iran Are Not Slowing Down](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/CopyofWebsiteButton-400x300.jpg)
In Iran, Feminists Rise Up to Imagine “What Comes After the Islamic Republic”
Protesters aren't calling for limited reforms; they're calling for a new vision of politics.
![Dozens of people stage a demonstration to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in custody in Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1243411496-400x300.jpg)
Protests Against Compulsory Hijab Sweep Iran, With Spotlight on Bodily Autonomy
Women in the U.S. and Iran could be empowered to confront the growing authoritarianism that is suffocating us all.
![Iron hearts charms made from gun barrels are seen being displayed](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0926-gun-jewelry-400x300.jpg)
Socialists Need an Independent Approach to Gun Violence
Any movement against gun violence must be led by those most impacted by it, including communities terrorized by police.
![Roy Payan leads a protest of disabled students and other disabled members of the community in front of the LACCD Headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles on March 2, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1238884994-400x300.jpg)
Ableism Organizes Most Social Life. How Do We Dismantle It?
“A post-ableist world would be centered on care for and solidarity with all,” says philosopher Joel Michael Reynolds.